"The Clapping Song" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
[5] She was originally in the group the Metronomes and married the lead singer, Alphonso Elliston.
All her solo hits were written by her and her manager, record producer, and songwriting partner Lincoln Chase.
Cover versions of her hits have been recorded by Madeline Bell, the Belle Stars,[7] Laura Branigan, Aaron Carter, Gary Glitter, Ricardo Ray, Pia Zadora, Southern Culture on the Skids, Gladys Knight & the Pips (a version of "The Nitty Gritty", produced by Norman Whitfield), and Divine, a.k.a.
In 2011, "The Name Game" was covered by Jessica Lange and the cast of American Horror Story: Asylum and was featured in the episode of the same name.